Patna: Several senior politicians, including Bihar Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha, RJD leader and INDIA bloc’s CM candidate Tejashwi Yadav and Union ministers Giriraj Singh and Rajiv Ranjan Singh ‘Lalan’ were among those who cast their votes in the first few hours of voting in the first phase of elections in…
Mumbai: The rupee appreciated 8 paise to 88.62 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday amid a weak American currency and lower level of crude oil prices overseas. Positive sentiment in domestic equity markets also supported the Indian currency even though selling pressure from foreign investors prevented a sharp gain, forex traders said….
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urged voters in Bihar to exercise their franchise with full enthusiasm in the first phase of Assembly elections. “Today, Bihar celebrates the first phase of the festival of democracy. Му appeal to all voters of this phase in the assembly elections is that they should vote with…
Patna: First phase of Bihar Assembly Elections 2025 begins across 121 constituencies in 18 districts amid tight security The election will test the opposition Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance)’s strength against the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA)’s resilience, which has already raised the political decibel from Patna to Delhi. The elections are being fought on planks ranging…
New York: US President Donald Trump has said he will not attend the G20 Summit scheduled to be held in South Africa later this month. “I am not going. We have a G20 meeting in South Africa. South Africa shouldn’t even be in the Gs anymore because what’s happened there is bad. I told them…
New Delhi/Gurugram: Vande Mataram’ will be collectively sung at events planned in 150 places of significance across the country to mark 150 years of the national song, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi set to attend one such programme at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in Delhi on Friday. The event to be attended by the prime minister…
Varanasi (UP): Around 25 lakh diyas were lit across the ghats of Kashi to mark Dev Deepawali here on Wednesday, officials said. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath participated in the celebrations by lighting a diya amid chants of “Har Har Mahadev”. A replica of the Amar Jawan Jyoti was installed at Dashashwamedh Ghat, and…
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Wednesday alleged that the BRS and BJP have come together to defeat the Congress in the November 11 bypoll to the Jubilee Hills assembly constituency here. Addressing a rally at Yusufguda here on Wednesday night in support of Congress candidate Naveen Yadav, he alleged that Union Minister…
New Delhi: BJP president J P Nadda on Wednesday flayed Rahul Gandhi over his vote-theft charge and said the Congress leader is making such “fabricated” claims because he has sensed imminent defeat of the Mahagathbandhan in the Bihar assembly polls. Nadda also alleged that the leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha has been…
Rahul Gandhi has crossed a line that no responsible parliamentarian should dare touch. By alleging caste discrimination within the Indian Armed Forces, the Leader of the Opposition has launched a reckless attack on the most sacred institution of this nation — an institution that embodies unity, courage, and patriotism beyond caste, creed or religion. In…
